There’s No Evidence President Benson Ever Said The Quote About Voting for the Lesser of Two Evils

There is a popular quote about voting for the lesser to evils that circulates in the LDS Community. It is often used to justify ​or bash other people for their political preferences. The phantom quote which circulates the Mormon Community states that:

According to a research by LDSLiving, which is owned by Deseret News. The quote has, ​no official documents, evidence, talks, speeches, or text to show that President Ezra Taft Benson actually said it.

While the quote teaches valuable lessons about using our agency, “we should not take every word they say as scripture,” but instead “we should take care with the words of the prophets and never put any words or ideas in their mouths.​”